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The definitive identification guide to the sharks of the world * Details of all 530 species of shark found throughout the world * Includes 128 pages of original, full-colour identification artwork, and 500 diagrams * Distribution maps included for each species * Leonard Compagno is internationally known as one of the world's foremost shark experts

About the Author

Sarah Fowler works in marine ecology, biodiversity, conservation and management, with a particular focus on sharks. Appointed to the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Shark Specialist Group on its establishment in 1991 and now co-chair, Sarah also co-founded the UK Shark Trust and the European Elasmobranch Association and is an American Elasmobranch Society's Conservation Committee member.